THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
CONVOCATION TO BE ON WAYS AND MEANS
General Get-Together of All the Schools of the University at Gym Tomorow
TALK OF K. U. NEEDS
No Definite Speaker but Chan cellor Lindley or "Phog" May Talk
An All-University Convocation is called for Wednesday, January 19, at 10 a.m. o'clock in Robinson Gymnasium. Clases begin on Friday and last for six-minute periods and the morning schedule will be as follows:
1st hour, 8:30 to 9:05.
2nd hour, 9:15 to 9:50.
Convocation 10:00 to 10:50.
3rd hour, 11:00 to 11:35.
4th hour, 11:45 to 12:20.
E. H. IRAHIDY
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The All-University Convocation to be held at 10 a'clock tomorrow morning- will be a general get-together for the University. of the University. At this convolution ways and means of getting the needs of the University before the people of Kansas will be discussed.
No definite schedule of speakers has been arraigned, but if Chancellor Lindley arrives home from Wichita in he will attend the meeting to speak on the issue of college color is not present, Dean F.J. Kellie will have charge of the convoitation. Dr. Forrest C. Allen, director of athletics, may speak on the two games with Ames and their bearing on the present Missouri Valley basketball team.
There are students in the University from practically every town in the State, and the logical way to acquaint the people of the State with the University is through these students.
The student body is especially urged to turn out on mass tomorrow for it will be the last convocation and students are told to be散鬈 are of vital importance.
ASK STATE FOR $21,000,000
Amount for State Schools Twice 1917 Request
"The students are the ones to suffer if the new program for a larger University does not go over," a University faculty member said today, "so it is especially important that they attend training when it becomes informed concerning the situation that confronts the school."
Appropriations asked from the Kansas State Legislature this year total more than 21 million. A grand total of $21,531,344 is asked for appropriation of 102,928 to appropriations to $4,719-156 for 1920-21.
Governor Allen says: "More than half is for new buildings, additional grounds and permanent improvements for state institutions. This work has been practically at a standstill during the war period, and the institutions are, therefore, in greater need than ever from these accumulative necessities, dating back to the 1917 legislature."
The state educational institutions are asking for an increase of $7,570-624 to $10,379,868. Much of this is for new equipment. A considerable part of the increase asked for is for more adequate salaries. The state pays less than do private concerns for the same class of service.
Home Economics Woman
Treated Kansan Printers
The office force of the Journalism Press feels a great deal happier today because of the thoughtfulness of one of the department girls who is enrolled in a cooking course. Monday Eulalia Dougherty c22 brought a regulation size chocolate cake and presented it to Superintendent Guy Pennock with the remark that it was made just for the office force.
Mr. Pennock immediately displayed his skill at carving and passed the trent around to "the boys."
The office force is willing now to give place to the department of home economics and its cake bakers on a level with the journalism department.
K. U. had no University songs in the early years of its history.
NUMBER 79
SOUR OWL TO GIVE PRIZE
Best Humorous Story Will Merit Reward of $10
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, LAWRENCE, KANSAS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1921.
Knowing that there is plenty of material here on the campus and among the students to make some very clever and humorous stories that will be a credit to any magazine, the Sour Owl board has decided to offer a prize of $10 for the best humorous story of between 700 and a,1000 words about the happenings of the students here at K. U.
An advertisement in Monday's Kansean gave full particulars as to how to go about awarding this prize. The most important being that the story must be handed in at the registrar's office, addressed in care of the Sour Owl board by February 5. The judges in the contest will be members of the faculty of the English department. The contest is open to all.
BRIAND TO SUPPORT DISARMAMENT PLANS'
But New Premier Insists Germany Must Be Made to
Pay
(Copyright 1921 by the United Press)
Paris, Jan. 18—France is ready to support any reasonable project designed to bring about a regime of justice and peace throughout the world, Aristotle [Briand, the new premier, declared today in an interview granted the United Press.
This interview, the first given by Briand since he took the premiership, was considered especially important in the present agitation for reassurance.
Briand, however, dicated his ministry would be firm in compelling Germany to make full repatriation for war damages. He insisted that Germany should be striped of all ammunition and France of the danger of attack.
Classes Demonstrating Work in Home Economics
Very interesting work is being done this week in the department of home economics. Classes in Special Problems are giving demonstrations on their term problems for the members of classes in Home Economics and according to Miss Sprengle, under whom the work will be directed, any one interested in this work may come in to the demonstrations.
Some of the problems being worked out at present are: Tea Rooms, mock sponge cake, experiments with different kinds of baking powders in mixing trays, tea house Baker houses, butter cakes and icings, and chocolate cakes and icings.
The women in classes in Economic Uses of Food are serving meals in the evenings to members of the classes.
Robbers, who looted the vault of the Lecompton State Bank last night, escaped in a motor car which they abandoned at De Soto, and stole another car there in which to proceed towards Kansas City. The loot consisted of stamps and money and blanks longing to be post office, and the stock of the safety deposit boxes. The safe containing the bank funds was not touched.
The robbers cut through the brick wall of the vault. Bloodhounds from Kansas City reach Lawrence at noon to take the trail of the bandits.
Retail Price Level Declines in 1920 Washington, Jan. 18.—The level of retail prices declined 10 per cent during 1920, according to a labor department announcement today. December retail prices declined 8 per cent compared with November the statement said. Wholesale prices during the same period dropped off 8.75 per cent.
Yeggs Leave Bank Funds But Take Postal Stamp
Miss. Marjorie Fulton, c21, an advanced student in public speaking will give a nectar in the Little Theatre in Green Hall, Thursday, January 30th. Her object will be "Edgar Quest." The general public is invited.
Student Gives Recital
War Victim Attempts Suicide
Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 18—Morris
Rosen, age 26, a war victim of shell
shock, today jumped from a fixed
building to an areaway three stories
below. He was dangerously injured.
PLAN BIG PROGRAM FOR ENGINEERS' DAY
May Include All-University Convocation As Well As School Events
S 30TH ANNIVERSARY
Efforts Are Being Made to Bring Prominent Men
The annual Engineers' Day celebration, which is to be held on April 19th or 20th this year, according to plans now being formulated in Marvin Hall, is to be made a memorable day in the history of the University and of the School of Engineering. This school year of 1920-21 is the thirtieth anniversary of the founding of the School of Engineering as a separate school, and the celebration will be a commemoration of the amiety of those students are being made to get some prominent engineer—such as Herbert Hoover or such General Goethals here as the principal speaker on the program.
The School of Engineering was founded as a separate school of the University of Kansas during the school year of 1890-91, and Dean F. O. Marvin, who served as dean from 1894-95, first named the dean of the hall which bears his name. At a meeting of the engineering alumni last spring, R. A. Rutledge of the class of '99 suggested that the celebration of Engineers' Day this year be made commencement day of the school. "From that suggestion," said Dean P. F. Walker of the School of Engineering, "there has grown a plan which has now taken on a definite form for making this one day of the year a notable one for the University and for the engineering professu-
"Our little town of Highland has subscribed $40,000.00 to Highland College during the last eighteen months," said a prominent citizen of that town to a Lawrence man this week. "I guess Lawrence will not have any trouble raising $100,000.00 at the University of Kansas," he added.
As yet only the general features of the plans have been made, but the details are rapidly being worked into shape. Each department in Mamaroneck has been assigned the details of the plans have been placed in the hands of committees from these societies. As has been the custom in past years, the Engineering Baquet will be given the evening of preceding the day of the big event.
Tentative plans have, as one of the features, an all-University convoction at which the prominent men, brought here for the day, will speak. Every effort is to be put forth to obtain some really notable man such as Hoover and Goochals. The usual athletic events will be held in the afternoon. It has been the custom for the various classes and societies in engineering students in numerous games and track events, that will be observed this year. There is to be some sort of a parade, pageant, or exhibit which will portray the development of engineering during the last thirty years.
"By models and diagrammatic presentation of advances in the art of engineering," said Dean Walker in speaking of this last feature, "it is proposed to tell the story of what the engineer has done for the world. We expect this to be a big thing that will surprise all of us."
Among plants which have been suggested for this illustrative event, in the plan of having a large tent it which the various exhibits may be
Highland is a town of about 1000 population in Doniphan County. In addition to the $40,000.00 raised in behalf of the town itself, $20,000.00 was subscribed by two farmers living close to Highland.
"The students this year," declared Dean Walker, "have taken up the idea with great enthusiasm, and everybody seems to be looking forward with expectation to the carrying out of this project."
Highland Raises $40,000 For Home-Town Colleges
Many prominent alumni of the School of Engineering are working on the plans together with the student committees and faculty advisers. According to the plan, many of our many notable people in Lawrence have many notable people in Lawrence for the celebration.
Send the Daily Kansan home.
College Seniors Enroll At Dean's Office Now
JOHNSON ASKS FOR JAPANESE INQUIRY
College seniors graduating in June may enroll any afternoon this week or next, by appoint nent. Such appointments may be made at the office of Dean Brandt in Fraer. All the necessary information will be given to the senior when the appointment is made. Those who enroll early can take more time to complete their学业 and not closed courses. These students will not be compelled to go to the gymnasium for enrollment.
Senator Woud Know Why Americans Are Sent To Siberia
Washington, Jan. 18- Investigation of the sending of American soldiers to Sibria and of the statuses of American citizens affairs is provided for in a resolution introduced today by Senator Johnson of California. Johnson's resolution directs the four congressional committees to make the investigations. It was referred to that committee.
The resolution is a sequel of the shooting of Lieut W. H. Langdon, of the cruiser "Albany," by a Japanese sentry at Vladivostok recently It called for an inquiry into the reasons for sending American troops there, why any of them still remain there, and for information concerning the positions of Americans and Japanese in Siberia.
Salina Gave $250,000 To Kansas Wesleyan College
Salina recently responded magnificently to a call for funds by Kansas Wesleyan University located there. In the million dollar endowment campaign just closed the people of Salina pledged $250,000,000 according to a statement by a Lawrence man from F. C. Peters, Auditor of the University.
Kansas Wesleyan has an enrollment of slightly above 1,000.
He Needed A Case To Press His Suit
The Alpha Omicron Pi house, far famed for its baby stares and comfortable stairs, has captured another pledge.
At least that is what a notice on a suitcase left there Sunday night said. This value was addressed to W. T. T., who had been inside. Inside she a pair of soli-paimed saplains, a deck of cards, a picture of a White girl, and numerous unmentionables. "Diet" took the case back to her brother, the brothers are still grinning broadly.
Wreshmens girls at Montana University, enrolled in gymnasium are allowed credit for one class a week for skating, provided that they are accompanied by a girl majoring in physical education, according to Lucile Leyda, director of women's athletics.
Skating Gets Credits At Montana University
One Student Now Has Contagious Disease at Student Hospital
MENACE OF SMALLPOX
MAY HIT UNIVERSITY
URGE INNOCULATIONS NOW
Warning of the danger of a small-sox epidemic at the University was sounded today, by Nursing Supervisor Ethel Peacock of the student hospital, in an appeal to all students in the university and typhoid inoculations at once.
"Since these are preventable diseases," says Miss Peacock in a signed statement today. "The University is under no obligation to care for any students who have been exposed, who has neglected to take precautionary measures."
Nursing Supervisor Peacock
Says Only Twenty-one Are
Protected
One student is at present in the University hospital with smallpox, according to Miss Peacock. He coached a team of medical authorities, by the University authorities, Miss Peacock said, and was now being compelled to play for the room, special
The old clock in the front of Blake Hall is going to go! Or rather it will soon be gone, according to the decision arrived at this morning by John Shea, director of buildings and grounds. A new clock to take its place arrived over a month and meant to belong to the Company, of Boston, and the work of installing it will begin tomorrow, according to Mr. Shea.
There is at least one case of smallpox downtown, Miss Peacock said, and considering the fact that only twenty-one students have been vaccinated this fall, she considers it extremely rare. "With many more will contrast the disease."
pus Fugit" or "Backward, turn backerm" etc., will soon be but memories. And the excuses, beginning: "Please
Vaccinations and monoculations are given free to students at the student hospital and dispensary, 1404 Tennessee street.
K. U. "Kicks" Wear Longer This Year
He says that, traveling men make very few statements concerning the drop in prices, and that their general opinion is, that prices will drop gradually to a lower level, but that they are as low as they were before the war.
"Students wear their shoes longer this year than they did last year," is a statement made by a downtown shoe merchant this morning. He says the company has already taken off the prospective customers feet, have been halfsoiled at least once, and he attributes this condition to the prevailing high prices, which are higher than usual.
He also said that there was a great increase in the sale of shoes immediately after the drop, which showed a small uptick in prices before they did any buying.
Physics Clock Which Went On Strike Years Ago to be Ousted For One That Will Keep Time
When asked if he was losing money on the sudden drop in prices, he smiled a little and said, "Well, I made more money before the drop, then."
but I can't complain about the prof!
I am making now."
His opinion, is that prices will get down to a level within a very short time, and that wages will also drop to a uniform level.
Great Britain's Debt to U. S.
Washington, Jan. 17. The length
of pending of negotiations for the
refunding of and payment of interest
on the debt of Great Britain to
the United States today was believed
to depend on reports Sir Arthur Geddes
makes to his government.
It is with a mixture of sorrow and relief that K. U. views the passing of its most mith inspiration relics. Yellows, black, brown, peek of all responsibility so far as time of life is concerned, and consequently it's been five minutes of twelve for the last five years. The quips and jibes that have been inspired by his discrept time recorder would doubless felt a neat little volume. And also these times have started out with "Tumma Furult" or "Backward, turn back."
sir, I looked at the clock and I thought it was only—"
It is difficult to say just what caused the old clock to quit running, but the latest explanation received up to eleven o'clock this morning was preffered by a senior law, who said that the clock remained as a mute reminder of the good old 'days, for once about five years ago, he was returning with some friend early one morning from a T. N. E. convection, and the party mistook the clock for a street car headlight and two bottles at it to stop it, and it's stayed stopped ever since.
Another holy legend has it that Quantrill watched this clock for three hours and his discovery that it wasn't the end of the night of the bloodiest events of history.
The advent of the new clock marks the passing of another one of K. U.'s antiquea martyr to the ravages of progress. About the only consolation is that the new clock may run occasionally—perhaps.
RAILROADS OWN COAL LANDS
Senator Makes Charges in Committee Hearings
Washington, Jan. 18—Railroad owned anthracite coal lands, valued at $100,000,000,000, or stock promotion purposes had previously been allowed to the railway station, Senator Kenyon told the Senate committee which began hearings on the Calder bill to regulate the coal industry. He asserted a small group o eastern railroads controlled prac- tices in coal mines and lands of the country.
About 80 per cent of the anthracite production is owned or controlled by a few railroads, George O. Smith, director of geological survey, told the committee in replying to Kenyon's request for information about alleged "interlocking directorates" of the coal and railroad companies.
RUSS NOTE DEMANDS FRENCH EXPLANATION
London, Jan. 18—Russia regards the "unproposed attack" of a French cruiser upon one of her Black Sea vessels as an act of war and has demanded explanations, according to the United Nations, of the Baid Daily Herald, a labor paper.
"Foreign Minister Teichterin the attack on France has protested in the attack on the Soviet vessel Elthidor in which many of the crew were killed or wounded on the vessel beached by a escapement sinking," the correspondent said.
Attack on Soviet Ship, Eltidifor Draws Protest From Foreign Minister
"It is the second recent incident of the sort, but the note states Russia will wait France's explanation before drawing conclusions."
Paris, Jan. 18—All ships are ordered to keep twelve miles away from the Russian coast on penalty of being fired upon, according to a wireless message signed by M. Tchukov, president of the French Foreign Office. The warning said ships coming within that dead line would be in danger from mines and coast artillery shells. Naval experts here believe their vessels is concealment of military preparation, especially drillships.
Art Students Secure Designs From Museum
The students of the design classes have been making Museum sketches during the past week, going from the second floor, rich in bird studies, to the third floor where the large collections in butterflies and beetles offer them an unlimited source for motifs in their designs.
These courses in design which were introduced last fall are practical. The primary purpose of the work is to train students to be professional designers. Students of Syracuse University who took designing under Miss Rosemary Ketchum, now director of the design department were succeeded by the rest of their textile designs to Marshal Field & Co., of Chicago, and to Cheney Brothers and Belding Brothers, New York firms.
The work being done at present in the advanced classes in designing for textile materials such as cretonnes, decorative silks and dress silks.
C. F. Barrett to Topeka For Union Convention
Topeka, Jan. 18—National President Chas. F. Brusser of Union City, Ga., is in Topeka to attend the annual meeting of the Kansas Farmer's Union which will start here Wednesday. Other national officers are here and according to state President McAulife the union will officially enter the fight to drive the Non-Partisan league from Kansas.
Phi Beta Pi annual banquet for the Sophomore Medics who are leaving for Rosendale will be given next Thursday night, Jan. 26, at the chapter E. Chanerg, E. W. Wilhelm, and A. R. Ross.
Harold Spencer, 122, will return to his work in Oklahoma after a three days stay in Lawrence.
Miss Adeliade Taylor of Topeka was a guest at the Alpha Chi Omega house Saturday and Sunday.
SOLONS CONSIDER EX-SERVICE MEN
Would Have Special Burying Ground for Soldiers and Their Widows
BOTH HOUSES AT WORK
Senate Has Passed the First Bill of the Present Legislature
Topeka, Jan. 18.—Senator Hegler, of Wichita, and representative Mermott, of Cowley County, introduced the first administration measure in the two houses of the Kansas Senate to a joint resolution calling upon the legislature to submit a constitutional amendment to submit a vote of the people to empower the state to enter the cement and brick manufacturing business for building hard surface highways and making other internal improvements.
Representative Harrington, of Cove County, introduced a bill providing that the state issue a medal to everyone of her sons who served in the late war. Two bills relating to ex-service men were introduced in the senate by Senator Hyland of Washington. One provides that the county commissioners of every county set aside a burying ground for ex-service men; and another provides that the county commissioners be required to provide for all needy ex-service men and their families, and that no ex-service man be allowed to enter any county or charitable institution.
Topeka, Jan. 18. — The first bill of this session of the legislature was passed by the Senate today. It carried unanimous approval to pay the expense of the session.
Topeka, Jan. 18. — The Kansas State Senate today notified the anti-cigarette lobby that it would be held in contemp by the law makers so long as it resorted to the practice of trying to influence members of the Senate with u nigned and anonymous letters.
Topeka, Jan. 18.—Kansas bankers have a brighter future to look to, due to the fact that they are prepared to meet readjustment problems, and the fact that the Fed has already decided that it is a wise thing to dispose of their crops and not try to hold for higher profits," State Bank Commissioner Wilson said in a statement concerning the condition of state banks up to December 18.
Although deposits show a shrinkage of $2,100,000 as compared with a year ago. Wilson felt sure this increase in wheat fed the farmers unloaded their crops.
1.500,000 FARMERS RUINED
Official Says Big Yield Caused a Loss
Chicago, Jan. 18—One million, five hundred thousand farmers are bankrupt. An abundant yield was their finance lrain.
J. R. Howard, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, made these statements in an interview today.
"There are six million farmers in the country," said Howard. "More than one in every four is bankrupt. They are farm tenants who had money enough to buy an outlet and rent a farm. The decline in the price of farm products has been their financial ruin."
Committee Turns Down Fellowship Applicants
The Committee to decide on the applicants for the two fellowship vacancies, one in History and the other in Sociology, met yesterday. There were no successful candidates for the vacancies. The committee will meet again in a few weeks to decide on any further applicants.
Robbers Loot a Mail Truck
Chicago, Jan. 18.-Postal authorities said today very little money was obtained by the four bandits who robbed a mail truck in the Union Station here early today. It was stucced with large quantities of foreign mail.
Oral Inlet Finals Wednesday
The finals for the Oral Interpretation
Contest will be held Wednesday
afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. January 25,
Friday through Saturday in HAL.
Through error this contest was announced
for Thursday afternoon.